Academic Hospital Merheim Cologne

Cologne, Germany

Markus M. Heiss

Department of Abdominal, Vascular and Transplant Surgery

Specialized in: general surgery, abdominal surgery

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Experts of the Surgical Department believe that the main task of the maximum medical support is providing patients with the entire spectrum of general and minimally invasive surgery a the highest level ("keyhole surgery"). In February 2013 the Department received an award from the German Society of General and Visceral Surgery, and since that time it is the first and still the only center of the advanced experience in the field of minimally invasive surgery.

Vascular/ visceral surgery: open surgery and endovascular treatment of vascular diseases. The status of routine patients at the interdisciplinary conference of specialist doctors (consultation) on vascular surgery is discussed and their treatment plan is determined

Vascular/ visceral surgery: gastrointestinal surgery, surgery of large tumors of the esophagus and stomach, laparoscopic surgery of the colon and rectum

Vascular/ visceral surgery: kidney, gall bladder, pancreas surgery, classical resection of tumors of the liver and pancreas, the local removal of liver tumors by means of radio-frequency radiation, conducting cholecystectomy according to the NOTES technology (transvaginal cholecystectomy in female patients)

Sutureless surgery

Vascular/ visceral surgery: cancer surgery, clinical focus: multimodal treatment methods thanks to close cooperation with the Tumor Center in Rhein, e.g., pre-treatment with chemotherapy or radiation in conjunction with surgery. The Department is a center for the treatment of peritoneal carcinose in case of gastric cancer and colorectal cancer, incl. HIPEC therapy (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion). Clinical and scientific application of intraperitoneal immune therapy with trifunctional antibodies (katumaksomab)

Vascular/ visceral surgery: transplantation surgery.

Kidney transplantation is the main clinical direction of the transplantation surgery. The pancreas and kidney transplantations are successfully carried out here. Another major focus of the work is the program of in vivo kidney donation with laparoscopic removal of the donor kidney.

Vascular /visceral surgery: bariatric surgery, the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques of all common surgical procedures of bariatric and metabolic surgery

General surgery: minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques for almost all diseases

General surgery: minimally invasive endoscopic surgery as part of an interdisciplinary endoscopy in collaboration with the

Visceral surgery: hernial center. As part of an integrated contract for maintenance the removal of the inguinal, umbilical and abdominal hernias with postoperative care on an outpatient basis is performed. All the classic and laparoscopic treatment methods are applied at the same time.

Program includes:

Initial presentation in the clinic

clinical history taking

physical examination

review of medical records

laboratory tests:

complete blood count

general urine analysis

biochemical analysis of blood

TSH-basal, fT3, fT4

indicators of inflammation (CRP, ESR)

indicators blood coagulation

abdominal ultrasound

CT/MRI abdomen

preoperative care

laparoscopyc adhesiolysis

symptomatic treatment

control examinations

the cost of essential medicines and materials

nursing services

nutrition recommendations

full hospital accommodation in 2 bedded room

explanation of future recommendations

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